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A Work in Progress...

The line drawing:

Fine drawing pens loaded with india ink are usually used to transfer the linear, graphical part of the drawing to the panel.  However, I have recently been experimenting with using a silverpoint stylus for my underdrawing.  The final result is softer, warmer and subtler  than india ink.  That subtlety is often lost in the intervening layers of paint, however, I find it is useful to establish the mood from the very beginning of the piece.

The main elements of the composition are described using line, texture, shading and form.  The project here at this stage looks like a soft pencil drawing.  The decisions made now guide many aspects of the final result, so it is important to be sure and thus avoid pentimento.
 

A work in progress
The technique I use to paint landscapes in oils.

The Ground

How to choose and prepare a panel for painting.

Egg tempera
Some basics on painting with eggs.

Mixed technique
from the Ecole des Beaux Art, Paris.

Fresco
Some basics of painting fresco and fresco secco.

Encaustic
Some new expereince with an old technique.


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